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30 - Organic Synthesis and Analysis

This document discusses organic synthesis and analysis. It notes that general organic reactions can be used to synthesize complex organic compounds from simpler precursors. It also mentions that pharmaceutical molecules can be designed to target specific enzymes and receptors to treat diseases, and that prodrugs can be used to protect drug molecules before they reach their site of action. Finally, it states that knowledge of organic functional group reactions allows determination of compound identities and distinction of isomers.

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30 - Organic Synthesis and Analysis

This document discusses organic synthesis and analysis. It notes that general organic reactions can be used to synthesize complex organic compounds from simpler precursors. It also mentions that pharmaceutical molecules can be designed to target specific enzymes and receptors to treat diseases, and that prodrugs can be used to protect drug molecules before they reach their site of action. Finally, it states that knowledge of organic functional group reactions allows determination of compound identities and distinction of isomers.

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30 Organic synthesis and analysis

Topic summary
General organic synthetic reactions can be used to make a large variety of organic compounds
from simpler, easily available compounds.
Pharmaceutical molecules can be designed to target specific enzymes and/or receptors, to treat a
variety of diseases and illnesses.
The use of prodrugs is a method of protecting drug molecules from degradation before they
reach their site of action.
Various methods are available for the synthesis of optically pure compounds for use as drugs.
Knowledge of the reactions of organic functional groups allows the identities of organic
compounds to be determined and isomers to be distinguished.

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